The overall myopia rate among Chinese children and adolescents amounted to 51.9 percent in 2022, with the proportion of high myopia declining, according to statistics released by China’s National Disease Control and Prevention Administration on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Education (MOE) on Friday issued a work plan for comprehensive prevention and control of myopia among children and teenagers in 2023, including the relevant work such as overall prevalence of myopia into the government performance evaluation mechanism.
The widespread short-sightedness problem has once again become a hot topic on the internet on the 26th Chinese National Eye Care Day on Sunday. According to data recently released by the Chinese National Health Commission, the overall prevalence of myopia among children and adolescents in China is 53.6%, with 81% for high school students and 90% for college students, according to a report by China Central Television.